Freedom is a
word that is used a lot, but its meaning is not always clear.This is especially important at this
time because America is currently deciding how much freedom her people will
have.

She is
deciding whether there will be freedom to buy one’s own type of health
insurance, for example, and whether there should be much economic or monetary
freedom.Let us explore what
freedom really means at a deeper level.

FREEDOM
IS NOT LICENSE

Some people
think that freedom means you can do exactly as you wish.However, this is not freedom, as the
word is used on this website and in American law.

Freedom
or liberty.Freedom or
liberty, as understood in the American model of society, means that one is free
to act, provided one does not impinge or
destroy the freedom of others.

License.The freedom to do exactly as you wish
is called license.It has no
bounds, and is no respecter of persons.For example, it would include the “freedom” to rob, rape, or murder
anyone you wish.

In contrast,
freedom and liberty, as defined and understood in America and on this website,
is always limited by the rights and freedoms of others.One cannot harm others, since this is
an obvious violation of their right to life, liberty and property.(The human body is one’s most dear and
important property.)

FREEDOM
IS A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN SLAVERY AND LICENSE

Definition.Freedom, in one sense, means control
over one’s own life.However, this
control over one’s life is always shared with all other citizens, and is valid
only to the extent that it does not impinge or destroy the freedom or liberty
of others.This is a vital
concept.

The
opposite. The opposite of this freedom is either slavery or license –
the yin and the yang.

Slavery means a person
is not in control of his life. Instead, someone else controls the purse
strings, or controls the land, or controls the health care system.

License.As described above, this is a
permission to do exactly as one pleases, even if it harms or kills others.

TYPES
OF FREEDOM IN AMERICA AND ELSEWHERE

Political
freedom.In the political sphere, it means
control over one’s major life decisions, over one’s destiny militarily, and
over the control of all resources.These include money, homes, roads, autos, air travel and every other
possible resource.

Religious
freedom.
This is a very important area today.It is related to religious freedom, and it is under harsh attack in
America and around the world.America is supposed to have religious freedom, but the current
administration is seeking to impose various measures such as supporting
abortion, birth control, homosexual marriage and other things on people who do
not believe in them.The current
administration, and some past administrations, do not really believe in
religious freedom, at all, and they really want to stamp it out.

Economic
freedom.Freedom in an economic sense has to do
with control over one’s own earnings or income, freedom from unjust or
excessive taxation – which is just confiscation of wealth by governments
– and the ability to dispose or of use one’s own wealth, property or
money as one sees fit.

For example,
having a piece of land is not too helpful if environmental laws prevent one
from developing one’s property or business.Also, reckless government spending, which inflates the
money, directly ruins economic freedom of the people by stealing their
money.This needs to be understood
and a separate article entitled Inflation, The Hidden
Tax, discusses it.

The American
Bill of Rights also guarantees freedom to bear arms, freedom of speech and of
the press, freedom to associate with whomever one chooses, freedom to petition
the government for grievances, freedom from spying (the fourth Amendment
guarantees the safety of one’s papers), and much more.All are very important.

In fact,
however, freedom means more than these simple rights.Let us explore freedom in more depth.

FREEDOM
EQUATES WITH GOODNESS

Freedom is
the ability to do as you please.This is not simply a selfish concept, as many believe.It is also the ability to do good to
others, even though others do not necessarily deserve it or ask for it.This may seem trite, but it is an
important quality of freedom that separates Americans from other people around
the globe in many instances.

This quality
goes by other names, such as compassion, openness, friendliness, charitableness
and others.It is an important
quality, in fact, as it is a mark of an advanced civilization and advanced
intellects.Free people are
usually better at realizing what others really need, even if the others do not
ask and don’t even know what they need or how to ask for it.

This occurs
because people who are in control of their lives often have a much better
understanding of what is important in life, and what is required to obtain
it.Slaves, by contrast, do not
have this understanding nearly as well.

FREEDOM
IS BRAVE

Bravery is
another quality only found in free people.This is because bravery is the willingness to give up one’s
money, one’s reputation, and even one’s life, at times, for a good cause.Bravery cannot be forced on people, in
other words.Slaves may fight hard
and long, but they cannot be said to be brave.They are simply strong and able.

Bravery is
only possible when one can do as one chooses.So whether the bravery is championing a new idea, opening a
new business venture that may not succeed, starting a new relationship that may
not succeed, or something else, bravery is mainly found in people who have a
measure of freedom.To the extent
that freedom is extinguished by too much structure and too much control by
government, bravery tends to disappear proportionately.

FREEDOM
IS MORE COMPASSIONATE THAN SLAVERY

This is related
to the paragraph above about goodness.However, it is more than this.Free people tend to be more aware of another’s plight.I say this because those who are
controlled are usually more concerned with their own situation and how to
advantage themselves.Only those
who are truly free inside are not controlled, and therefore can be more
concerned about others.

This is not
to say that all those who live in slavery are less compassionate.However, overall, freer people are more
compassionate than slaves who must always be fighting among themselves for
crumbs, or the small handouts that government benefits provide.

FREEDOM
IS BRIGHTER THAN SLAVERY

The word
bright, as used here, means that free people tend to be smarter, more capable,
more astute and more aware.Some
tend to be more brilliant, which is a similar idea.This is because freer people are given many more
opportunities to use their brains and even their muscles.

Slaves, by
contrast, are mainly told what to do and how to act.This does not build creativity, intelligence, ingenuity and
other qualities nearly as well as making more of one’s own decisions.

FREEDOM
TENDS TO FAVOR EXCELLENT MORALITY COMPARED TO SLAVERY

This is a
very important distinction.Those
who advocate government control of property, businesses, the environment,
medical care, education and other aspects of society believe they are doing the
moral thing.This may seem better
in some ways, but it does not produce moral people.

To develop
morals, one must have choices.As
a rule, the more choices one has, the more chance one has to learn moral values
and moral principles of behavior, thought and action.

In contrast,
when one is controlled by others, one is more like a slave or caged animal who
may behave well, but not due to moral development, but rather just out of fear
of punishment by the authorities.This is a very important argument for a free society, rather than a
“liberal society”, “open society”, “social democracy” and “social
justice”.The terms in quotes are
all buzzwords or code words for socialism and actually communism, as well.

In
totalitarian and socialist nations such as some in Europe and Russia, today,
people do not uphold as high moral standards, in general, as they do in
America.It is as though if the
government is more oppressive and controlling, the people follow this example
and oppress each other more.

FREE
PEOPLE TEND TO BE MORE WHOLESOME THAN SLAVES

Free people
must control their own lives and make wise decisions at all times to survive and
prosper.For this reason, they
learn and they teach their children how to live well, and often how to live
wholesomely in order to keep their mental faculties sharp and functioning well.

Slaves, on
the other hand, and people living in controlled societies, have no such motive
to act wholesomely.As a result,
in most of Europe and even Asia, sexual mores are much worse, as are lying,
stealing, drug use and cheating.As a result, their health and well-being are negatively affected.

FREE
PEOPLE TEND TO BE MORE RELIGIOUS, OR CONNECTED TO SPIRIT, THAN SLAVES

The
explanation for this is similar to the explanation in the paragraph above.Free people tend more to rely on their
intuition and spiritual guidance, because they must make personal, business and
other types of decisions for themselves on a moment-to-moment and daily
basis.

In contrast,
slaves rely on the government to make many decisions.As a result, they have less need to train the intuitive and
spiritual side of themselves to help make decisions.

STRUCTURE
VERSUS FREEDOM

The current
struggle between freedom, capitalism and self-control versus more government
control can be viewed psychologically.It is a struggle that goes on inside each person, as well as in the
outer society.

Those who favor
freedom are those who are confident they can handle it.They believe they can find their way
through the maze of decisions they must make on their own, regarding the use of
their resources, in order to live a happy and healthful life.

Those who
favor more outer structures such as a bigger, more powerful government rules
and regulations, are those who do not believe they can handle their own
life.This is the basic
psychological struggle that each person must think about.

FREEDOM VERSUS MONASTERY VALUES

Premise

All people are created equal (with
souls) under one God

All are not equal in the eyes of the
Creator

Relationship with God

All are made in the image of God,
meaning all can advance and become more like God

All are not made in the same image

Power

All are equally sovereign.Full power resides in the individual
at all times.

All are not equally sovereign.Sovereignty is for the elites.Equal power is not in all people.

Government

Government is only power that
individuals delegate temporarily to a central authority

Government is sovereign, and not
dependent upon the consent of the governed.

Role of the government

Government’s main role is to protect individual
rights and freedom

Governments main role is to manage
and control society, and everyone in it.The people cannot make good enough decisions.

Sovereignty

The people are sovereign

The government or leaders are
sovereign

Sharing sovereignty

One must sharesovereignty with
all.This means one’s
sovereignty is always limited by that of others

Freedom and sovereignty do not need
to be shared. This is supreme arrogance

Justice (type)

Rules and laws apply equally to
everyone.This is called equal
justice

Some are exempt from the rules.This is called “social justice” or
“economic justice”

Meting out justice

Do no harm, or the law will come down
upon you with full forcde

Not so strict.The law is mainly for the benefit of
the elites or rulers

Due process

Due process of law for everyone

Due process is not that important

Freedom vs. license

Freedom means control over one’s life
and decisions, provided they do not impinge or destroy the freedom of others

License means those in charge can do
as they see fit, without regard to the rights of others

Inspiration or basis

The entire society is guided by the
Holy Bible

Society is guided by other
texts.

Personal guidance

All souls may receive high-quality
telepathic guidance

Only the leaders receive high-quality
telepathic guidance

Freedoms (examples)

Specifically, freedom means: 1)
freedom to speak and to express publicly (freedom of the press), 2) freedom
to worship, 3) freedom to associate,4) freedom to defend one’s body and property, which is the right to
bear arms, 5) freedom to conduct a business and earn and keep money, 6)
freedom to choose leaders and to petition the government for grievances.These are the basic freedoms, and
there are more (Ninth Amendment to the US Constitution)

These are not necessarily good or
helpful for society

Synchonicity,

syntropy,

synergisms,

symbiosis,

systems theory,

chaos theory, the “hidden hand”

Belief in these systems principles,
also called the “hidden hand”.(The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.)(Some chaos is
helpful for a complex system.)This only works if you give people freedom

No belief in the “hidden hand”
concept.Only belief in
coincidences orserendipity.Chaos is
bad.Complete control is best.

Value of freedom

Liberty or freedom is an absolute
value

Liberty is variable and may be traded
for security, safety, control or other values

Value of control

As much as possible, put control in
the hands of individuals for maximum development

Control should be in the hands of the
leaders, and is an important value